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Review: Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy (Apple iPad)

December 16, 2015

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I was already a big fan of Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy, back when I played it on my PC. But now that it’s on a platform I actually like to play games on, I like it even more. Related reading: My review of the original release of Star Hammer…

Review: Mayan Death Robots (PC)

December 16, 2015

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Mayan Death Robots quite clearly deserves to have comparisons made to Team-17’s Worms series. With that being said, there are a handful of twists beyond its unique theme that makes it worthwhile fun and help it to stand out just enough to avoid any claims of plagiarism. Related reading: You…

Review: Baseball Riot (Microsoft Xbox One)

December 16, 2015

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Baseball Riot is a sequel to Tennis in the Face, and on closer inspection, it’s close to identical. Once again an evil soda corporation has brainwashed a bunch of people (in this case, players of a baseball team), and it’s up to you, Gabe Carpaccio, to save your former teammates…

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December 16, 2015

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The idea of a VR trailer for a non-VR game seemed odd, but Ubisoft managed to pull it off with the release trailer for Assassin’s Creed Syndicate’s first DLC, Jack the Ripper. Those lucky folks with a Samsung Gear VR can get the best experience, but the rest of us…

The 24 Games of Christmas! Day #16: Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush

December 15, 2015

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It’s that time of year again! The Christmas countdown is a tradition at Digitally Downloaded. Like the advent calendars filled with a chocolate each day, with our Christmas countdown we highlight a game each day that is perfect to help you get through the silly season. Christmas is a time…

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December 15, 2015

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Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to try Ghost in the Shell: First Assault – Stand Alone Complex Online before its early access release in a press demo version. As you can tell by the title the game is based on the crazy-popular Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone…

Review: Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair (Sony PlayStation 4)

December 15, 2015

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The Earth Defense Force games have been running for a couple of generations now, but rather than being a truly new game, Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair is more akin to a HD remake of the older Earth Defense Force 2025 that released several years ago.…

Koei Tecmo’s gone and made an Arabian harem girl costume for Marie Rose and it’s gorgeous

December 15, 2015

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Here’s a truly impressive example of community engagement for you; a while back, Koei Tecmo ran a contest to give fans the chance to develop their own costumes for their favourite Dead or Alive 5 characters. Now the company has gone and turned one of the winners into a DLC…

DDNet Game of the Year Awards 2015! Best game of 2015

December 15, 2015

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This year – 2015 – has been one of the finest years for games ever. The new console really hit their strides, and we saw some superb games really start to leverage the power that they offered. At the same time, the independent developers really started to break out and…

Prepare to fall for Yarny: Unravel set to release in February

December 15, 2015

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I already absolute adore Yarny. He’s just the cutest original character in a video game I’ve seen in a long time, and I’m enthralled by anything he does. He is also the star of Unravel, an upcoming game from Coldwood Interactive and EA that was our early pick as…

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